Assessing the effects of depressed mood and cognitive control training on memory confidence and accuracy following repeated checking

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 206-221

  Moshier, Samantha J ^a   Molokotos, Elena K ^a   Stein, Aliza T ^a   Otto, Michael W ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive training; Compulsive checking; Depression; Executive control; Memory confidence; OCD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945186073     PISSN: 19371209     EISSN: 19371217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijct_2015_8_02     Document Type: Article

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